Now that we’re in AA and sober,
and winning back the esteem of our friends
and business associates,
we find that we still need to exercise special vigilance.
As an insurance against “big-shot-ism”
we can often check ourselves by remembering
we are today sober only by the grace of God
and that any success we may be having
is far more His success than ours.
c. 1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 92
Thought to Consider . . .
Always remember you’re unique … just like everyone else.
AACRONYMS
H A L T = Honestly, Actively, Lovingly, Tolerant.
Just For Today!
Today
From “Getting Ahead”:
“I think that one of the main differences between an active alcoholic and a recovering alcoholic can be expressed as a matter of tense. The active alcoholic tends to live in the future or in the past. The sober alcoholic, using part of the philosophy he learns in his A.A. experience, lives or strives to live in the present.”
1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 113
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